Field notes, v1473
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stops in redwood co., opening in redwoods, swales open & with weeds etc. Now down the Kings Mtn Rd in understory of Madrone - Oak forest, no in brushy areas anywhere, nor edges of redwood forest (sn meadows & streams). Returned to junction with #5 & down Tunitas Creek Rd thru redwoods & Dog fur forests. Saw & heard a Hermit Warbler on term about 2 mi west of #5 - it was singing from top of Dog fir. No ss anywhere in Red wood forest - stopped at each creek, edge of forest where meets wet chaparral & lush slopes, openings or ridges where Conium, etc. No birds until 1 2/3 mi NE Tunitas at lower edge of Redwood forest by logging mill - 1st pair there - also 1st Russet-backed thrushes 100yds upstream. Here the redwoods petered out, willows & riparian growth flourished with no forest cover above - SS took over from Winter Wrens, Russet-backed thrushes displaced Hermit Thrasher. From here on to the Coast low Willows habitat & wet chaparral became broader & broader along each valley, willows growing far up N facing slopes, SS everywhere in this growth. So we have very large pop. still restricted to